ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS
With Optical Escapes, contemporary artist Shanna Chamorro (previously Shanna Ferris), creates eye-catching original artworks.
“You’re seeing what your emotions are feeling.”
“Fosters imagination and lets your mind wander.”
“Captures the grimness of reality.”
-Optical Escapes Customers
Optical Escapes is not only a brand, but a growing body of conceptual work, that pushes the boundaries of unexpected perspectives, created from seemingly commonplace sources.
Pulling from two prominent physical facets of our world, man-made infrastructure and natural environments, Optical Escapes aims to juxtapose the aesthetic of the two, to speak to both the conceptual harmony and tension that abound in different situations.
Captivating IMAGERY
There is such a serene, larger-than-life feeling from natural landscapes that can be revealed with architecture as well, and it’s a beautiful thing to be able to find commonalities between two aesthetics that are oftentimes so starkly contrasting. Conversely, there can also be a tension between the organic, fluid nature of natural landscapes and the geometric, rigid components of the man-made.
Ultimately, through the use of said tangible subject matter, the meticulously manufactured imagery conceptually speaks to the lines we, as a society, ride between worlds of harmony and tension; actuality, facades, and the idyllic; stagnancy and progress; origins and growth; and security of the present and exploration of the unknown future.
Each work has a unique element of the unexpected, calling the viewer to take a long look, piquing their curiosity and fostering imagination, superseding fleeting glances of passerby.
As the viewer embraces the current moment and allows themselves true patience and time with each piece, the nuanced subtleties within the imagery are slowly revealed to further intertwine with the conceptual ties.
Captured Across the CONTINENT
The imagery seen in these works is a culmination of travels over the North American continent, 22 states, and far too many cities to count. Ever-exploring, these regions and the new content they bring, will only grow and grow.
Every single work has its own unique origin story - read each one on the product pages in the shop.
THE ARTIST
"Wonderful to meet you - I'm Shanna, rhymes with banana.
I've been a photographing the world and compositing images for as long as I can remember, and probably even before that. I constantly have my "photographer's eye" out for anything, even in the seemingly mundane, that can be seen as striking in some way.
I thirst to capture everything that is new and intriguing in this world. I want to see the entire world through a lens and then flip it upside-down, mix it up, and combine it into something absolutely beautiful and new.
Now, "Why metal art?" you might ask. Well, metal has always been a part of my life. My dad has been an abstract metal artist for 30+ years, so when I started to push my photography work and tried printing on aluminum panels, I was absolutely hooked. Metal runs in the Ferris blood.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any questions about my work, or simply to ask what my jam of the moment is (Life Itself by Glass Animals)!"
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